2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference: Full Schedule

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11:00am MDT

ELL as a Foreign Language

Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Room #231

In many schools, the ELL class is treated as a throwaway class, with students put on a “program” and expected to learn English. Your ELL students deserve to be given a class centered on learning the English Language. Come see how a Teaching Second and Foreign Languages trained teacher arranges her classroom to put English Language Instruction front and center. All available resources will be shared with you for immediate implementation in your classrooms.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Mac Laptop, Windows Laptop, Android Tablet / Smartphone, iPad / iPhone, Windows Tablet / Smartphone, Chromebook

Speakers

Maggie Grindstaff

Science 8 and ELL Teacher, Ephraim Middle School

Maggie trained as a TSFL teacher and has taught ESL in Guatemala as well as adult education ESL classes in several states before becoming an ESL and Bilingual teacher in Texas and Spanish classes in Louisiana. Now back in Utah, she focuses on using all available resources to teach... Read More →

Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room #231 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Learning Strand or Track Other
Subject Area ESL, Adult Education
Audience Teachers, All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

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2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

11:00am MDT

Maggie Grindstaff

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